Tom O’Brien has been coaching college football for a very long time, but tonight’s N.C. State game at Cincinnati will mark the first time he has ever coached in his hometown. Photo courtesy NCSU athletics State QB Mike Glennon The Wolfpack (2-1) faces its biggest non-conference test of the season tonight at 8 (ESPN) when […]
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Four 16-team “super conferences” is the way to go in college football
Slowly but surely, the move to four 16-team “super conferences” at the top level seems to be taking shape. And that can’t be anything but good for college football. With the really big-time schools trimmed neatly into four groupings, all that would be needed for a true “National Championship” would be one “plus-one” game at […]
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ACC scores a knockdown punch in expansion wars by welcoming Pitt, Syracuse. Who’s next?
File photo by D.L. AndersonUNC takes the field in 2010. All this conference expansion and realignment talk over the second half of the summer has confused and perplexed just about anyone who follows college sports. And then on Sunday the ACC surprised just about everybody — at least with its swiftness and clarity of action […]
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Wolfpack deals South Alabama expected first loss, and now it gets tough
CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH The Wolfpack returns home tonight to a sold-out game it should win, but it’s against a very unusual opponent. Photo courtesy NCSU athletics State FB Taylor Gentry Invading on Military Appreciation Night is South Alabama — or USA, as the folks in Mobile like to say — which comes in with a 2-0 […]
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Duke, UNC get challenges while Wolfpack has an easy one
File photo by Al DragoDuke will need to focus on offense against Boston College Saturday. Here, Brandon Connette scores a touchdown against Richmond two weeks ago. It’s Week 3 of the college football season, and so far the Triangle area’s three ACC teams have had mixed results. Despite all the preseason problems resulting in the […]
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Wolfpack falls behind early, can’t catch up as Wake jinx continues
GROVES STADIUM/WINSTON-SALEM N.C. State travels to face its oldest rival today on one beautiful afternoon for football or any other outdoor activity, and it’s going to be the first big test for first-year starting QB Mike Glennon. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsN.C. State coach Tom O’Brien Glennon struggled through the first half last week against visiting […]
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Wolfpack faces ACC opener, Tar Heels get a good test, Duke hopes for a miracle
File photo by Al DragoDuke quarterback Sean Renfree completed 23 of 33 passes last week against Richmond. It’s Week 2 of the ACC football season, and there are still plenty of questions to be answered for the three local teams. Is UNC’s new starting quarterback Bryn Renner, who completed 22 of 23 passes in the […]
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Veteran Talbot is more effective than rookie Archer as Columbus takes a 2-0 lead
DBAP/ DURHAM The Durham Bulls have been here plenty of times, making the Governors’ Cup Playoffs in a ridiculous 11 of their 14 International League seasons. Photo courtesy Durham BullsBulls manager Charlie Montoyo But tonight they’re pretty much facing a must-win situation, as they trail the first-round series with Columbus 1 game to 0 and […]
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Mudcats almost pull off a miracle in their penultimate Southern League game
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON The Carolina Mudcats are playing their penultimate game in the Southern League tonight. Photo courtesy Carolina MudcatsMudcats manager David Bell The guests are the Mississippi Braves, the most far-flung team in the league, a club that flew into RDU for the four-game series. The SL’s mandate that the Mudcats go airborne for […]
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Defense, special teams save Wolfpack’s bacon in romp over Liberty
CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH N.C. State enters a new phase in its football program tonight, as it plays its first game without quarterback Russell Wilson in quite a while. Photo courtesy NCSU athleticsN.C. State wide receiver T.J. Graham Wilson, who disagreed with Coach Tom O’Brien on whether he should come to spring practice or continue his pro […]
